A Worn Path On The Road Analysis
Perseverance: A Worn Path on the Road Less Traveled
ENG 125
August 1, 2011 Perseverance: A Worn Path on the Road Less Traveled
How many lives are squandered, living life day to day, taking the easy road? While this type of life choice requires little effort, consequently, it yields little in return. As the inspirational author, Rick Warren encourages, we should all desire to live “A Purpose Driven Life” (Warren, 2002). The Gospel of Luke declares that to whom much is given, much is required (12:48). In analyzing Robert Frost’s, “The Road Not Taken,” (as cited in Clugston, 2011, sec. 2.2) and Eudora Welty’s, “A Worn Path,” (as cited in Clugston, 2011, sec. 6.5), there is a sense of purpose, producing perseverance in the journey of life of each of the protagonists. In each of these two literary pieces, Frost and Welty each present a perseverant individual that arrives at the end of their life’s journey, with much to show for their life choices. The theme of perseverance is strengthened and established through a comparative analysis of these two …show more content…
Phoenix’s current life purpose to take care of her ailing grandson and to obtain the medicine for him, as well as bless him with a Christmas gift, creates the perseverance to continue on her physical path, as well as her path in life. Welty provides a deeply inspiring individual in Phoenix and allows the reader to walk alongside Phoenix on her journey through the woods, symbolizing her journey through life. The reader is allowed knowledge at times of what she is thinking, gaining insight to how she responds to the difficult circumstances in the world around her. Some of her thoughts and responses to her trials, and how they lend themselves to the theme, will be viewed in greater depth in the following sections of this
ENG 125
August 1, 2011 Perseverance: A Worn Path on the Road Less Traveled
How many lives are squandered, living life day to day, taking the easy road? While this type of life choice requires little effort, consequently, it yields little in return. As the inspirational author, Rick Warren encourages, we should all desire to live “A Purpose Driven Life” (Warren, 2002). The Gospel of Luke declares that to whom much is given, much is required (12:48). In analyzing Robert Frost’s, “The Road Not Taken,” (as cited in Clugston, 2011, sec. 2.2) and Eudora Welty’s, “A Worn Path,” (as cited in Clugston, 2011, sec. 6.5), there is a sense of purpose, producing perseverance in the journey of life of each of the protagonists. In each of these two literary pieces, Frost and Welty each present a perseverant individual that arrives at the end of their life’s journey, with much to show for their life choices. The theme of perseverance is strengthened and established through a comparative analysis of these two …show more content…
Phoenix’s current life purpose to take care of her ailing grandson and to obtain the medicine for him, as well as bless him with a Christmas gift, creates the perseverance to continue on her physical path, as well as her path in life. Welty provides a deeply inspiring individual in Phoenix and allows the reader to walk alongside Phoenix on her journey through the woods, symbolizing her journey through life. The reader is allowed knowledge at times of what she is thinking, gaining insight to how she responds to the difficult circumstances in the world around her. Some of her thoughts and responses to her trials, and how they lend themselves to the theme, will be viewed in greater depth in the following sections of this